The Sweeney (2012)

A hardened detective in the Flying Squad of London's Metropolitan police. Based on the '70s UK TV show.

Director:

Nick Love

Writers:

Nick Love, John Hodge

Stars:

Ray Winstone, Plan B, Hayley Atwell

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ray Winstone	...	DI Jack Regan
Plan B	...	George Carter (as Ben Drew)
Hayley Atwell	...	DC Nancy Lewis
Steven Mackintosh	...	DCI Ivan Lewis
Paul Anderson	...	Francis Allen
Alan Ford	...	Harry
Damian Lewis	...	DCI Frank Haskins
Caroline Chikezie	...	DC Kara Clarke
Allen Leech	...	DC Simon Ellis
Ronnie Fox	...	Johnny Wextru
Michael Wildman	...	Evelyn Simmonds
Steven Waddington	...	DC Nathan Miller
Kevin Michaels	...	Makin Trebolt
Kara Tointon	...	Megan Barret
Tayo Walker-Allen	...	Neil

Storyline

Jack Regan is a slobbish, old style cop whose unsubtle methods usually get results, to the annoyance of internal affairs officer Lewis, who would be even more annoyed if he knew that Regan was having an affair with his young wife, policewoman Nancy. After Regan disobeys orders and a shoot-out in central London following a bank hold-up ends in carnage, he is stripped of office and briefly imprisoned. However, thanks to the loyalty of his young protege George Carter and a little string pulling from his superior Frank Haskins, Regan is released to bring down the villains in a gun battle at Gravesend marina, ensuring the continued existence of his department - the Sweeney.

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Plot Keywords:

bank | flying squad | internal affairs | london metropolitan police | sex standing up | 

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Taglines:

Act like a criminal to catch a criminal

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language throughout and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

UK

Language:

English Serbian

Release Date:

1 March 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eidiki omada Sweeney

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,321, 3 March 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$26,345, 10 March 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vertigo Films,Embargo Films,Exponential Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The presenters and production team from Top Gear assisted in planning and filming the car chase scene. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May were credited as stunt performers.

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Goofs

When Allen is showing Regan the photographs of him on his yacht, he states that the date and time are at the top of the screen, but the date (and no time) is clearly at the bottom.

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Quotes

DC Nancy Lewis: You look excited.
DI Jack Regan: Sorry it's your tits.
DC Nancy Lewis: They don't stick out as much as your belly.
DI Jack Regan: What you saying? I gotta lose a bit of weight?
DC Nancy Lewis: As long as you don't lose your charm as well.
DI Jack Regan: I suppose I could lose a couple of kilos for you.
DC Nancy Lewis: Oh I'm touched.
DI Jack Regan: I wish I fucking was.
DC Nancy Lewis: You're about to be.
DI Jack Regan: Yeah?
[...]

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Connections

Remake of The Sweeney (1974)

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Soundtracks

The Sweeney
Written by Harry South
Performed by Lorne Balfe

User Reviews

Another Stolen Title

I remember the original TV series with fondness, a low budget but gutsy, urban, gritty cop show. If you've ever seen The Shield or Life on Mars you have an idea of the kind of show it show it was.

What the makers thought they were getting from this show I do not know. The title is the only thing this movie has in common with the original. This is a very slickly affair with cinematography befitting a sic-fi movie. The musical score is straight from Nolan's Batman, and most of the action seems to happen in country lanes and yacht docks when it should have been happening on the streets of London. The scenes that do happen on the streets of London show a bizarre deserted version of London I've never seen, not even at 3 in the morning. The story and the acting are not worth mentioning.

The plot to the movie is straight out of an American action movie which is a real shame. If you've never seen the original or even heard of it then you probably think it's a passable action movie. However as there was such an opportunity to do something uniquely British and original here it is a huge disappointment. It just goes to show that Hollywood are not the only ones that produce hackneyed crap.